Kirundi
igishanga
Word parts: igi-shanga
ee-gee-SHAHN-gah
How to say it
Kirundiigishangaee-gee-SHAHN-gahsoon
Englishmarshsoon
Frenchmarais, marécagesoon
Meaning
Low-lying, permanently wet ground overgrown with reeds or grasses; a marsh or swamp.
Good to know
class 7 noun.
Examples
- Turima umuceri mu gishanga.We grow rice in the marsh.
- Igishanga cyuzuye ibisiga mu gihe c'imvura.The marsh fills with reeds during the rainy season.
- Tuzokwima abana kwinjira mu gishanga.We will keep the children from entering the marsh.
- Nta gishanga kigikiriho aha, camyuzwe.There is no marsh left here, it was drained.
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